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This little book really does take about an hour to read. It covers most of the important Cold War events on a few Kindle pages. It is well-written, although on a few occasions it included some random facts (which is nice, but also strange as there is so much to talk about in the Cold War and this is a small book!)

I liked it, but it left we wanting a bit more detail. It seemed too basic for my part, but I suppose that was the point of it.

There is a section with the biographies of some of the key people in the Cold War which is good (although maybe the book could have made better use of its limited space by describing some of the Cold War events in more detail..). The price was more than fair - compared to the price I have paid for some other Kindle books which aren't that much bigger, it seems like good value.

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This little book really does take about an hour to read. It covers most of the important Cold War events on a few Kindle pages. It is well-written, although on a few occasions it included some random facts (which is nice, but also strange as there is so much to talk about in the Cold War and this is a small book!)

I liked it, but it left we wanting a bit more detail. It seemed too basic for my part, but I suppose that was the point of it.

There is a section with the biographies of some of the key people in the Cold War which is good (although maybe the book could have made better use of its limited space by describing some of the Cold War events in more detail..). The price was more than fair - compared to the price I have paid for some other Kindle books which aren't that much bigger, it seems like good value.

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Granted, there's only so much a little book like this one can cover, so you won't get all the fancy details that perhaps a traditional Cold War history book might ponder with such as the exact names of spies and specific development points of the Manhattan project or the intrinsic linking of WWII with the American involvement in the Cold War (i.e. this book doesn't talk about the how's and why's of Japans attack on Pearl Harbor), but why should it, because that's extensive, and it's not the Cold War.

I didn't expect much, but this book is the meat without the bread on the Cold War, it gets four stars for sometimes skimming over certain facts, but overall it's a great cost effective way for a mild historian of WWII to quickly acquaint with the eery timeline of nuclear 'about to sneeze kind of sensations' type scares that came after it.

Also, the only book I've read by skimming through it momentarily throughout just one day.

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I have a very sound understanding of the cold war period and found that by referring to chronological events shown in this book it is a very good memory aid. However, the readers should be wary of a few minor innacuracies, such as the one for one exchange for Gary Powers was in actual fact a two for one. Just niggly issues like this prevents a 5 star classification.

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Brilliant - This book will tell me everything I need to knowand it won't be endless hundreds of daunting pages whichwill take an insane length of time to read - It is short andeasy - Just what I'm looking for - I've been after books likethis for a very long time

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This book is an excellent introduction to those who are looking to learn about the cold war. Whilst it does not go into any great detail on the issues surrounding the cold war it is definitely interesting enough to make you want to learn more on the subject.

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Currently working my way through this excellent series of publications, would recommend to others either as a publication to give you a brief overview on a particular subject or just as an interesting way to pass a free hour of your time.